ἈΠΑΣΧΟΛΕΙ, ἀπασχολει
APASCHOLEI, apascholei
Sounds Like: ah-pas-kho-LEH-ee
Translations: occupies, distracts, diverts, occupies oneself, distracts oneself, diverts oneself
From the root: ΑΠΑΣΧΟΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to occupy, distract, or divert. It can be used to describe something that takes up one's time or attention, or draws one away from something else. It implies a state of being busy or engaged with a particular task or thought, often to the exclusion of other things.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular OR Present, Active, Imperative, 2nd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0565 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:27
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΑΣΧΟΛΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑΠΑΣΧΟΛΕΙ — occupies, engages, distracts, takes away, keeps busy
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